Critically assess the changes that have been made since that date to China's legal system as a whole

The development of the rule of law in China since 1978 can be divided into three stages1. The first stage began from 1978 to 1982. The concept of the citizen right and freedoms and ruling the country by law were recognized by China. In 1982, the PRC Constitution of 1982 was promulgated. In the previous three Constitutions, which are the Constitution of 1954, the Constitution of 1975 and the Constitution of 1978, it was stipulated that only citizens and government employees must comply …

…of the rule of law in China is expected to be one of the largest "social infrastructural project". Bibliography 1. 1982 Constitution of the PRC 2.H.W Kui, Chinese Commercial Law, Oxford University Press, 2000 3. H. R. Zhou, supra note 93, at 49-50 4. N. Li, 'Basic components of China's legal sytem', 39 (20) Beijing Review (13 May 1996) 5. P. Keller, "Legislation in the PRC; (1989) 23 Unviersity of British Columbia Law Reivew 6. Z.M Wang, The Development Rule of Law in China, Harvard University Press, 2000